Map of the special operation in Ukraine on February 13

Russia has been conducting a special military operation to protect civilians in Donbas since February 24, 2022. You can track the progress of the advance of the joint troops of Russia, the Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics (DNR and LNR), as well as see a map of military operations for February 13 in the Izvestiya piece.

According to the Defense Ministry, units of the "Center" group of troops continued to advance deep into the defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) and liberated the village of Vodyane Second in the DNR.

In this direction, the enemy lost up to 510 servicemen, a Leopard tank, five armored combat vehicles, including an M113 armored personnel carrier and four pickup trucks. The Russian army also destroyed a Vampire multiple rocket launcher (MLRS) combat vehicle and two field artillery guns, including a 155 mm German Panzerhaubitze 2000 self-propelled artillery unit.

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Russian forces hit Ukrainian military airfield and port infrastructure, unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) production facilities, AFU fuel and lubricant storage sites, as well as concentrations of enemy personnel and equipment in 146 areas.

In addition, the air defense forces shot down a JDAM guided aerial bomb, three HIMARS MLRS shells, three Hammer guided aerial bombs, as well as 202 aircraft-type drones.

A total of 653 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 43,247 UAVs, 592 anti-aircraft missile systems, 21,314 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,515 MLRS combat vehicles, 21,627 field artillery and mortars, and 31,528 units of special military vehicles have been destroyed since the start of the special military operation.

For more up-to-date video and details on the situation in Donbas, see Izvestiya TV channel.